Serious Eats: Drinking_The_Bottom_Shelftag:www.seriouseats.com,2017:/drinking_the_bottom_shelf/302013-01-31T09:15:00ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.34-enDrinking with Will Gordon: New Beck's Sapphire Is Better Than the Originaltag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2387692013-01-31T09:15:00Z2013-01-31T09:15:00ZLast week the city sent out census confirmation forms on which both my wife and I were listed as "students." This is incorrect. She has an actual job-job with health insurance and an employee cafeteria and unlimited Post-It access and the whole deal. I am less traditionally employed, but even though I conduct rigorous peer-reviewed <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/01/taste-test-frozen-chicken-pot-pies.html">pot pie studies</a>, I am not affiliated with a formal academic institution. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Last week the city sent out census confirmation forms on which both my wife and I were listed as "students." This is incorrect. She has an actual job-job with health insurance and an employee cafeteria and unlimited Post-It access and the whole deal. I am less traditionally employed, but even though I conduct rigorous peer-reviewed pot pie studies, I am not affiliated with a formal academic institution.
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Drinking with Will Gordon: New Budweiser Black Crown Is a Success (Of Sorts)tag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2385842013-01-29T10:00:00Z2013-01-29T10:00:00ZThis weekend my wife and I spent an inordinate amount of time discussing denial. It's a tricky business, because admitting to denial tends to undercut the operation, and what a very important operation it can be. For instance, we live in Boston, where the temperature's been 100 degrees below zero every second for the past two months. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
This weekend my wife and I spent an inordinate amount of time discussing denial. It's a tricky business, because admitting to denial tends to undercut the operation, and what a very important operation it can be. For instance, we live in Boston, where the temperature's been 100 degrees below zero every second for the past two months.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Is $10 Exclusiv Vodka As Good as Grey Goose?tag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2374872013-01-22T11:30:00Z2013-01-22T11:30:00ZI got a flu shot the other day, even though I am a paragon of health and I have very little contact with the short and sneezy subset of humanity that spreads disease via finger paint snot art and sociopathic disregard for personal space. I got flu-proofed the other day because Bottom Shelf research director Emily told me to, and I do what I'm told when all it requires is a 5-minute pit stop on the way to the ham store. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I got a flu shot the other day, even though I am a paragon of health and I have very little contact with the short and sneezy subset of humanity that spreads disease via finger paint snot art and sociopathic disregard for personal space. I got flu-proofed the other day because Bottom Shelf research director Emily told me to, and I do what I'm told when all it requires is a 5-minute pit stop on the way to the ham store.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Christian Brothers Frost White Brandytag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2371722013-01-17T12:15:00Z2013-01-17T12:15:00ZThis weekend Bottom Shelf research director Emily and I are going to Original Portland to drink great beer and pretend not to notice how cold it is, because that's the deal you make with yourself when you go to Maine in January.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
This weekend Bottom Shelf research director Emily and I are going to Original Portland to drink great beer and pretend not to notice how cold it is, because that's the deal you make with yourself when you go to Maine in January.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Old Fitzgerald Bourbontag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2358442013-01-08T10:00:00Z2013-01-08T10:00:00ZNow that the longest week of January is behind us&mdash;the annual seven-day period when we try in vain to recover false memories of hobbies that don't involve heavy cream or deficit spending&mdash;I finally have the courage to contemplate what is shaping up to be a mostly dry month. I've never spent January on (or even anywhere near) the wagon, but in a concession to the ravages of time and rum, I've decided that this year I need to do some serious physical restoration before the February mayhem rolls around. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Now that the longest week of January is behind us—the annual seven-day period when we try in vain to recover false memories of hobbies that don't involve heavy cream or deficit spending—I finally have the courage to contemplate what is shaping up to be a mostly dry month. I've never spent January on (or even anywhere near) the wagon, but in a concession to the ravages of time and rum, I've decided that this year I need to do some serious physical restoration before the February mayhem rolls around.
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Worst of the Bottom Shelf 2012: Cheap Booze To Avoidtag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2351272013-01-03T09:15:00Z2013-01-03T09:15:00ZA reminder of the worst things I drank for the first and last time over the past 12 months.
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A reminder of the worst things I drank for the first and last time over the past 12 months.
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Bottom Shelf Resolutions for 2013tag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2354512013-01-02T09:15:00Z2013-01-02T09:15:00ZNew Year's Day is my favorite holiday. I really like New Year's Eve, too, but by the last day of December I'm pretty well burnt out on bourbon and cheese and jeez, listen to me, I guess the will to live too? But you know what I'm saying. December's great but it can grind a body down.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
New Year's Day is my favorite holiday. I really like New Year's Eve, too, but by the last day of December I'm pretty well burnt out on bourbon and cheese and jeez, listen to me, I guess the will to live too? But you know what I'm saying. December's great but it can grind a body down.
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Best of the Bottom Shelf: Will Gordon's Top Cheap Booze 2012tag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2351252013-01-01T11:00:00Z2013-01-01T11:00:00ZIt was a pretty fair year here on the <a href="http://drinks.seriouseats.com/drinking_the_bottom_shelf/">Bottom Shelf</a>. As I looked through the archives, I found far more (relative) hits than misses. This could be because I burned through most of the truly disgusting novelty stuff in 2011, and it could be because my tongue has been slapped so silly by this job that I can no longer tell right from wrong. But let's say it's because cheap liquor quality is trending upward. At any rate, these are some of my fondest memories of another year trolling the depths. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
It was a pretty fair year here on the Bottom Shelf. As I looked through the archives, I found far more (relative) hits than misses. This could be because I burned through most of the truly disgusting novelty stuff in 2011, and it could be because my tongue has been slapped so silly by this job that I can no longer tell right from wrong. But let's say it's because cheap liquor quality is trending upward. At any rate, these are some of my fondest memories of another year trolling the depths.
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Last Minute Gift Guide for the Bottom-Shelf Drinkertag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2344032012-12-20T10:00:00Z2012-12-20T10:00:00ZWe bottom-shelfers don't choose this path because we lack the means or sophistication to aim higher, but rather because we appreciate the subtle beauty of the more accessible liquors. It's easy to derive pleasure from vintage Champagnes, trophy bourbons, and extra-virgin IPAs. If you want to give your bottom-shelfer a gift he'll enjoy, go right ahead with the magnum of Double Imperial Pappy Van Krug. Everyone with a tongue likes that stuff. But if you want to give a bottom-shelfer something that says you understand and respect his world view, that you realize he has not just a tongue but also a heart and maybe even a soul, you might consider these options. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
We bottom-shelfers don't choose this path because we lack the means or sophistication to aim higher, but rather because we appreciate the subtle beauty of the more accessible liquors. It's easy to derive pleasure from vintage Champagnes, trophy bourbons, and extra-virgin IPAs. If you want to give your bottom-shelfer a gift he'll enjoy, go right ahead with the magnum of Double Imperial Pappy Van Krug. Everyone with a tongue likes that stuff. But if you want to give a bottom-shelfer something that says you understand and respect his world view, that you realize he has not just a tongue but also a heart and maybe even a soul, you might consider these options.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Mike's Winter Grab Bag tag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2339922012-12-18T10:15:00Z2012-12-18T10:15:00ZI could have gotten drunk Sunday night. The party was at the office, which is where I keep my bed, my toothbrush, and my wife, so I didn't have to drive. And once I was done presenting Bottom Shelf research director Emily with her third consecutive Employee of the Year trophy, I had no formal obligations. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I could have gotten drunk Sunday night. The party was at the office, which is where I keep my bed, my toothbrush, and my wife, so I didn't have to drive. And once I was done presenting Bottom Shelf research director Emily with her third consecutive Employee of the Year trophy, I had no formal obligations.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Cocktail Rx Holiday Shakerstag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2335802012-12-13T13:45:00Z2012-12-13T13:45:00ZLast Friday Bottom Shelf research coordinator Emily and I kicked off the holiday party season with our annual two-person celebration of Larry Bird's birthday. We ate deviled eggs and sausaged chicken and drank all manner of fowl-themed things, including Old Crow, Eagle Rare, and Bluebird Bitter. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Last Friday Bottom Shelf research coordinator Emily and I kicked off the holiday party season with our annual two-person celebration of Larry Bird's birthday. We ate deviled eggs and sausaged chicken and drank all manner of fowl-themed things, including Old Crow, Eagle Rare, and Bluebird Bitter.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Piedra Azul Blancotag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2327002012-12-06T14:00:00Z2012-12-06T14:00:00ZI have recently married a good woman, which I may have mentioned in this space once or twice or constantly. I am very glad to be married, because when I was single my life was fine but not fair. Do you know how many times a sexy ballerina-chemist said unto single me, "Damn baby, how do you get your soup so simultaneously silky and chunky? And how do you find time to count out individual grains of cumin, as you surely must to achieve such perfect balance? I am sexily disappointed that you can't give me the recipes on account of each soup is a non-replicable batch of sui generis genius." Zero times. (No one says sui generis in real life, you see.) You know how many times my car was towed in those dark days? Once, possibly twice. Either way, in an infinitely unfavorable ratio to the ballerina-chemist-cumanist interaction. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I have recently married a good woman, which I may have mentioned in this space once or twice or constantly. I am very glad to be married, because when I was single my life was fine but not fair. Do you know how many times a sexy ballerina-chemist said unto single me, "Damn baby, how do you get your soup so simultaneously silky and chunky? And how do you find time to count out individual grains of cumin, as you surely must to achieve such perfect balance? I am sexily disappointed that you can't give me the recipes on account of each soup is a non-replicable batch of sui generis genius." Zero times. (No one says sui generis in real life, you see.) You know how many times my car was towed in those dark days? Once, possibly twice. Either way, in an infinitely unfavorable ratio to the ballerina-chemist-cumanist interaction.
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Will Gordon Tries Budweiser's New Project 12tag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2323862012-12-04T09:45:00Z2012-12-04T09:45:00ZDespite the gains made by craft beer, American brewing is still overwhelmingly a Big Yellow racket, with Anheuser-Busch controlling just under 50 percent of the domestic beer market; Bud Light is America's favorite beer by a double-wide margin, and regular Bud is in second place. But the biggest boys are well aware that the growth is coming from the top of the quality ladder, which is why A-B has just introduced a new line called Budweiser Project 12, which aims to replicate honest-to-goodness craft-quality beer. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Despite the gains made by craft beer, American brewing is still overwhelmingly a Big Yellow racket, with Anheuser-Busch controlling just under 50 percent of the domestic beer market; Bud Light is America's favorite beer by a double-wide margin, and regular Bud is in second place. But the biggest boys are well aware that the growth is coming from the top of the quality ladder, which is why A-B has just introduced a new line called Budweiser Project 12, which aims to replicate honest-to-goodness craft-quality beer.
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A Bottom Shelf Boilermaker for Black Friday tag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2305662012-11-23T10:00:00Z2012-11-23T10:00:00ZI still don't know why anyone would put mayonnaise on anything that could be better served by mustard or sour cream&mdash;which is to say, everything&mdash;but I finally realize that I don't have to know why. I just have to keep asking my sandwich handlers to please skip the mayo, with the understanding that they will listen to me maybe a third of the time. And the other two thirds of the time, lunch still gets eaten and the show still marches on.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I still don't know why anyone would put mayonnaise on anything that could be better served by mustard or sour cream—which is to say, everything—but I finally realize that I don't have to know why. I just have to keep asking my sandwich handlers to please skip the mayo, with the understanding that they will listen to me maybe a third of the time. And the other two thirds of the time, lunch still gets eaten and the show still marches on.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Puerto Rican Beertag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2300812012-11-15T09:45:00Z2012-11-15T09:45:00ZLast month Bottom Shelf research director Emily and I took our honeymoon to San Juan. It was the best week of my very good life, and I can't wait to go back. Although my next view of Puerto Rico won't have the benefit of newlywed-colored glasses, I'm sure I'll still love it, because I'll still be with my gorgeous wife and without my hideous laptop.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Last month Bottom Shelf research director Emily and I took our honeymoon to San Juan. It was the best week of my very good life, and I can't wait to go back. Although my next view of Puerto Rico won't have the benefit of newlywed-colored glasses, I'm sure I'll still love it, because I'll still be with my gorgeous wife and without my hideous laptop.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Kahlúa Gingerbreadtag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2297922012-11-13T10:00:00Z2012-11-13T10:00:00ZIt brings Bottom Shelf research director Emily and me great pleasure to invite you all over for Thanksgiving dinner. The seating plan is still a bit up in the air, as our eating table has only nine square feet and two chairs, but we can repurpose the bedside tables back into bar stools and the bed back into a bar, plus we can take turns sitting, and a few of you will flake anyway; this will work. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
It brings Bottom Shelf research director Emily and me great pleasure to invite you all over for Thanksgiving dinner. The seating plan is still a bit up in the air, as our eating table has only nine square feet and two chairs, but we can repurpose the bedside tables back into bar stools and the bed back into a bar, plus we can take turns sitting, and a few of you will flake anyway; this will work.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Blue Ice G Vodkatag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2291122012-11-08T10:00:00Z2012-11-08T10:00:00ZI got married for the normal and noble reasons that Bottom Shelf research director Emily is very pretty and has good employer-provided health insurance, plus my luscious head of hair isn't going to last forever so let's not kid ourselves about my options down the road. Proposing to Emily in January was the best decision I ever made, which means quite a little bit coming from the man who invented the Slim Jim-studded hamburger: I know from good decisions. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I got married for the normal and noble reasons that Bottom Shelf research director Emily is very pretty and has good employer-provided health insurance, plus my luscious head of hair isn't going to last forever so let's not kid ourselves about my options down the road. Proposing to Emily in January was the best decision I ever made, which means quite a little bit coming from the man who invented the Slim Jim-studded hamburger: I know from good decisions.
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Scary Booze for a Bottom Shelf Halloween Partytag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2272932012-10-25T10:00:00Z2012-10-25T10:00:00ZI work as a weekend door schlub at a bar near a fancy college, which means every year I spend the Saturday before Halloween reminding the world's smartest morons that their masks do not make them invisible so they still need to follow the standard rules regarding where to pee and whom to touch. And yes, cash only, even though you have a furry purple cape (we get a lot of <a href="http://pbskids.org/rogers/make_believe/king_char.htm">King Fridays</a>). Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I work as a weekend door schlub at a bar near a fancy college, which means every year I spend the Saturday before Halloween reminding the world's smartest morons that their masks do not make them invisible so they still need to follow the standard rules regarding where to pee and whom to touch. And yes, cash only, even though you have a furry purple cape (we get a lot of King Fridays).
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie Vodkatag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2258162012-10-23T10:00:00Z2012-10-23T10:00:00ZI hate listening to people complain about how busy they are, so I've come to you not to whine about my increased busyness but merely to acknowledge it. After a decade of barely fettered leisure I've recently found myself with a full day's worth of chores to do every day, even on the days when there is a "Law and Order" marathon or unseasonable warmth and including one ghastly day in September when my ankle hurt and we were out of Advil and cyanide capsules. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I hate listening to people complain about how busy they are, so I've come to you not to whine about my increased busyness but merely to acknowledge it. After a decade of barely fettered leisure I've recently found myself with a full day's worth of chores to do every day, even on the days when there is a "Law and Order" marathon or unseasonable warmth and including one ghastly day in September when my ankle hurt and we were out of Advil and cyanide capsules.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Evan Williams Apple Orchardtag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2256932012-10-16T10:00:00Z2012-10-16T10:00:00ZI'm writing this as a single man drinking tea on a cold, rainy day in Massachusetts, but by the time you read it I'll be a married man drinking rum on a hot, rainy day in Puerto Rico; such are the wonders of airplanes and calendars. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I'm writing this as a single man drinking tea on a cold, rainy day in Massachusetts, but by the time you read it I'll be a married man drinking rum on a hot, rainy day in Puerto Rico; such are the wonders of airplanes and calendars.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Booth's London Dry Gintag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2250292012-10-09T13:45:00Z2012-10-09T13:45:00ZI never considered a career in politics, which is a good thing since I'm unqualified by nearly every conceivable measure, but I bet I could have come through on the self-importance if all the other stuff had lined up. I refer to myself by the third person from time to time, and I talk about my wedding for the first 700 words of most liquor reviews. But I just never made enough of myself to become a truly top-notch narcissist, which is why I don't quite believe that my afternoon tea-drinking is influencing the weather. Quite. Yet. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I never considered a career in politics, which is a good thing since I'm unqualified by nearly every conceivable measure, but I bet I could have come through on the self-importance if all the other stuff had lined up. I refer to myself by the third person from time to time, and I talk about my wedding for the first 700 words of most liquor reviews. But I just never made enough of myself to become a truly top-notch narcissist, which is why I don't quite believe that my afternoon tea-drinking is influencing the weather. Quite. Yet.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Toro Azul Reposado Tequila Is a Good Dealtag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2248162012-10-04T14:15:00Z2012-10-04T14:15:00ZBottom Shelf research director Emily and I are finally getting married next weekend, which will be great because we're serving really good macaroni and cheese and because I've been meaning to marry her for months now. But if every silver cloud has a gray lining, in this case it's that I'm about to lose my favorite excuse for letting things slide. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Bottom Shelf research director Emily and I are finally getting married next weekend, which will be great because we're serving really good macaroni and cheese and because I've been meaning to marry her for months now. But if every silver cloud has a gray lining, in this case it's that I'm about to lose my favorite excuse for letting things slide.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Hiram Walker Whipped Cream Liqueurtag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2245532012-10-02T12:00:00Z2012-10-02T12:00:00ZOctober is finally here and I couldn't be more pleased. I've always loved fall, and I'm particularly fond of the early part when there's drastically reduced chances of wet snow or dry turkey. As things start to drift along into November, fall's more liable to drop some family obligations or disastrous weather on you, but in these early post-summer days, no right-thinking man can help but smile at the moderate temperatures, reasonable daylight allocation, and dying leaves. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
October is finally here and I couldn't be more pleased. I've always loved fall, and I'm particularly fond of the early part when there's drastically reduced chances of wet snow or dry turkey. As things start to drift along into November, fall's more liable to drop some family obligations or disastrous weather on you, but in these early post-summer days, no right-thinking man can help but smile at the moderate temperatures, reasonable daylight allocation, and dying leaves.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Indio Mexican Lagertag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2233162012-09-25T12:10:00Z2012-09-25T12:10:00ZEverywhere, man. Specifically my couch and Annapolis for a wedding. The couch is comfortable; Annapolis is weird; weddings are fun. Now that we're all caught up, let's dive into the review of Indio Mexican Lager, Heineken's newest import into select American markets.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Everywhere, man. Specifically my couch and Annapolis for a wedding. The couch is comfortable; Annapolis is weird; weddings are fun. Now that we're all caught up, let's dive into the review of Indio Mexican Lager, Heineken's newest import into select American markets.
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Bottom Shelf Beer Olympics: Canadatag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2184842012-08-14T10:30:00Z2012-08-14T10:30:00ZI've been to Canada a couple of times and I really like it. In fact, I was considering Toronto for our honeymoon, but I couldn't convince Bottom Shelf research director Emily that certain neighborhoods on the south side are essentially almost pretty much tropical, if you think about it, really, and you wear a sweater. I might have had better luck talking her into Vancouver, because she has a friend out that way, but since the decommissioning of the space shuttle and the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/">Marsening</a> of that other thing, there's simply no efficient way for a New Englander to get there. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I've been to Canada a couple of times and I really like it. In fact, I was considering Toronto for our honeymoon, but I couldn't convince Bottom Shelf research director Emily that certain neighborhoods on the south side are essentially almost pretty much tropical, if you think about it, really, and you wear a sweater. I might have had better luck talking her into Vancouver, because she has a friend out that way, but since the decommissioning of the space shuttle and the Marsening of that other thing, there's simply no efficient way for a New Englander to get there.
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Bottom Shelf Beer Olympics: Germanytag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2177972012-08-09T10:00:00Z2012-08-09T10:00:00ZNext Tuesday is my birthday, and for the first time in several decades I care slightly more about the occasion than the rest of you do. It's entirely possible that I wrote a big "Hey, it's my birthday!" post last year, but if so I assure you I was faking it, because last year my birthday was a Sunday. No one needs an excuse to drink outside on a summer Sunday afternoon, and a dozen sunshine beers is plenty parade enough for any well-adjusted partially grown man.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Next Tuesday is my birthday, and for the first time in several decades I care slightly more about the occasion than the rest of you do. It's entirely possible that I wrote a big "Hey, it's my birthday!" post last year, but if so I assure you I was faking it, because last year my birthday was a Sunday. No one needs an excuse to drink outside on a summer Sunday afternoon, and a dozen sunshine beers is plenty parade enough for any well-adjusted partially grown man.
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Bottom Shelf Beer Olympics: Holland (Heineken vs. Grolsch)tag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2175452012-08-07T12:15:00Z2012-08-07T12:15:00ZI've never been to Europe but I'm starting to think that it might be my kind of continent, what with all the bicycles and breweries and funny talk. Amsterdam in particular has been recommended by several friends, but I'd never seriously considered it because the recommenders invariably mention various tawdry charms that happen not to appeal to my pronounced but discerning skuzzy side.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I've never been to Europe but I'm starting to think that it might be my kind of continent, what with all the bicycles and breweries and funny talk. Amsterdam in particular has been recommended by several friends, but I'd never seriously considered it because the recommenders invariably mention various tawdry charms that happen not to appeal to my pronounced but discerning skuzzy side.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: McAfee's Benchmark No. 8 Bourbontag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2168792012-08-02T12:30:00Z2012-08-02T12:30:00ZI haven't watched as much of the Olympics as I intended to, but Bottom Shelf research director Emily has spent the past few nights with the synchronized divers and teenaged acrobats, so I've relied on her for updates and analysis concerning their jumping and crying and whatnot.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
I haven't watched as much of the Olympics as I intended to, but Bottom Shelf research director Emily has spent the past few nights with the synchronized divers and teenaged acrobats, so I've relied on her for updates and analysis concerning their jumping and crying and whatnot.
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Bottom Shelf Beer Olympics: Japantag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2165612012-07-31T12:30:00Z2012-07-31T12:30:00ZToday would have been my father's 60th birthday. He was a good guy and a small chunk of me is crushed that he went dead before he had a chance to go gray, but it's been several years now, plus I'm more of a celebratory sort of memorialist than a mournful one, so this isn't a sad day on my calendar. Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Today would have been my father's 60th birthday. He was a good guy and a small chunk of me is crushed that he went dead before he had a chance to go gray, but it's been several years now, plus I'm more of a celebratory sort of memorialist than a mournful one, so this isn't a sad day on my calendar.
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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Southern Comfort Fiery Peppertag:www.seriouseats.com,2017://30.2159742012-07-26T12:45:00Z2012-07-26T12:45:00ZLast night I caught myself absentmindedly adding turmeric to a perfectly good pot of chickpea stew. I immediately regretted having done so, for this stew was already seasoned with salt and pepper and another kind of pepper and gin and cumin and all that. There was no need for turmeric.Will Gordonhttp://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/WillGordon
Last night I caught myself absentmindedly adding turmeric to a perfectly good pot of chickpea stew. I immediately regretted having done so, for this stew was already seasoned with salt and pepper and another kind of pepper and gin and cumin and all that. There was no need for turmeric.
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